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Brazil: Thousands rally against President Bolsonaro's Covid policies
In Rio de Janeiro, demonstrators on Saturday marched from the statue of Zumbi de Palmares, a hero of the Afro-Brazilian human rights movement, reports dpa news agency. Later in the day, protesters in Sao Paulo filled the central avenue Paulista. In Recife, the police used rubber bullets and tear gas against protesters, and a councillor was attacked with pepper spray.
Netanyahu opponents likely to form coalition for new govt
Israel has held four elections in the past two years but all have failed to produce a clear majority, reports dpa news agency. Former Defence Minister Naftali Bennett of the pro-settler Yamina party has decided to opt for an alliance with opposition leader Jair Lapid of Yesh Atid, Israeli radio reported on Sunday.
Human trafficking chain of B'desh spreads to Middle East, India
The gang has contact with some hotel chains in India, where girls are trafficked, Md Shahidullah, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Tejgaon Division, disclosed this at a media briefing here on Saturday. Shahidullah told IANS: "Hridoy has a gang comprising some people from the southeastern districts of Bangladesh and some others from Indian states."
Nigerian troops kill 10 Boko Haram militants in thwarted attack
Mohammed Yerima, the spokesman for the army, said in a statement that the militants came in their numbers, mounted on gun trucks, and attempted to infiltrate the main entrance of Rann, a town in the northern state, with a heavy presence of troops. The troops were right on hand to counter the move and inflicted a "humiliating defeat on the terrorists who abandoned their evil mission and took to their heels," Yerima said.
New pictures of Mehul Choksi emerge, show injury marks
Antigua News Room, a news outlet in Antigua and Barbuda, posted several pictures of Choksi with swollen eyes and several bruises on his arm. In a tweet it said, "First pictures emerge of Mehul Choksi behind bars." On Thursday night, Choksi's lawyer Vijay Agarwal had told IANS that Choksi was forced to get into a vessel from Antigua and was taken to Dominica. He also claimed that there were marks on Choksi's body, implying the use of force.
UK PM weds fiance in secret ceremony: Report
In its report, Daily Mail said that the 56-year-old Johnson exchanged vows with Symonds, 33, on Saturday morning, becoming the first Prime Minister to marry in office since Lord Liverpool wed Mary Chester in 1822. But the Downing Street has not confirmed the development yet. The couple were engaged on the Caribbean island of Mustique in December 2019 and have one-year-old son, Wilfred.
Biden's $6tn budget plan draws mixed reviews
The proposal, which included Biden's plan to increase investment in infrastructure, education, health care and beyond, would push federal spending to the highest sustained levels in decades, Xinhua news agency reported. The budget unveiled on Friday calls for total spending to run above $6 trillion throughout the next decade, and rise to $8.2 trillion by fiscal year 2031.
Covid 19 Update: Global caseload tops 169.7mn
In its latest update on Sunday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 169,773,989 and 3,529,577, respectively. The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 33,251,717 and 594,304, respectively, according to the CSSE.
16-yr-old boy gang raped, filmed in Pakistan
District Police Officer (DPO) Dera Ismail Khan, Najmul Hasnain has confirmed that the incident took place during the holy month of Ramadan. "This crime took place in Kari Shamozai area, in which the five accused raped a 16-year-old boy. And in order to make him as an example, they also uploaded the video of the shameful act on social media.
'Friends of Kashmir' group in US linked to terror groups, Pakistan govt
Sam Westrop and Martha Lee of the Middle East Forum (MEF), widely known for its meticulous journalistic investigations in the US, have unearthed the nexus between a Texas-based group, 'Friends of Kashmir', Pakistani regime and the US Congress members. The authors, in their joint investigation, accessed exclusively by IANS, have exposed how the Pakistani establishment
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